Misc Contest VI Discussion

[Frontcannon]

If an entry is 'good' solely depends on the personal taste of the voter.

More entries = higher chance to meet voter's taste

[Simon Brown]

I'm afraid i'm not going to change the rules during the competition.

[Frontcannon]

It's not even a written rule, just something you said in this thread.

[Simon Brown]

People have already entered with multiple images (but never more than two), so i've added a rule limiting this to two.

[Frontcannon]

Then it is settled.

[Possum Roadkill]

There are some really awesome entries in this comp. Cool way you did the voting Simon, that must have been tons of work. Thanks ! This was a lot of fun.

[Goonfella]

Sorry Simon but I don`t like the way you set up the voting at all. Having to constantly swap between the forum and the voting site just to view the images is irritating . I would much prefer to have been able to compare the images side by side directly. Also after I had voted I was unable to see how the voting was going because I was told the voting was private.

[Goonfella]

Thanks Welshy . Why didn`t I think of that? :oops:

Still don`t like it though. Takes AGES to load the page (still loading as I write this!) - and I still can`t see how the voting is going because it is still set to private - not good.

[Frontcannon]

Well, the vote is private because SB wanted it that way. Blame him, not the site.

It's surprising how different the entries seem to the viewer when set as a login-screen..

[Simon Brown]

Having to constantly swap between the forum and the voting site just to view the images is irritating .

If you click the login screen image, you will see a larger version. The images are primarily shown as login screens because that's the theme of the competition. If people voted on what it looked like as, say, a desktop background then the theme might as well have been "create an image."

Still don`t like it though. Takes AGES to load the page (still loading as I write this!)

As for loading times, I just cleared my cache and the voting page loads reasonably fast for me, and my download speed is 3.50mps. :?

and I still can`t see how the voting is going because it is still set to private - not good.

I plan to post the results after it closes.

[Goonfella]

I know you can click on the images to see the larger version. Following Welshy`s tip this is not a problem anyway. I should have thought of it myself so I apologize for that little moan. Forget what I said.

As for loading speeds , not everyone is fortunate enough to have a 3.5Mbs connection. Mine is 1.7 at best , most of the time less.

Fair enough, if you want the pole private that`s up to you. But it would still have been nice to see how the voting is progressing .

[csm725]

Yes, but it adds a little mystery to the mix.

[barbieq25]

It also avoids skewing the results to some extent. Good move, I say, Simon. Sorry Goonie!

[Possum Roadkill]

This was a really cool contest Simon, do you plan to have another special contest anytime soon?

[Simon Brown]

When I have another good theme idea.